Hang Man

Apparently Hang Man is a universal children's game. The other night I took Watson for his evening stroll to Puskinovo namesti, a nice little green square near us with trees, a playground a couple paved paths crossing through it, that is the common evening meeting place for locals and their dogs. I have met a few interesting people there and Watson often gets to play with other dogs for a bit. Anyway, the other night I noticed that some kids had been playing Hang Man with chalk on one of the paths. It's always fun to see the similarities and differences between kids activities, toys, etc. in different places. It made me wonder when and where children began playing Hang Man. Of course, not knowing the language made the game I saw seem so much more challenging because the word they had been working with was "hračkářství" (toy store). Oh well, I guess it will be a while before I will be able to compete with the local kids.